On October 12 this season, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick injured his groin in a game versus San Jose and was projected to miss at least three months of the season. This was in the first game of the season, before the Kings, Chicago Blackhawks or anyone else was truly out of the gate.
Kings fans must have felt devastation similar to the quarterback of their football team being deemed out for the season. At that point, backup goaltender Peter Budaj was given the net and the Kings were forced to move on.